out of action vs out of whack

out of action

prep
  • Unable to work or function, often due to a particular event. 

out of whack

adj
  • Not in proper alignment. 

  • Not working or operating properly. 

  • Not in proper balance; unbalanced. 

How often have the words out of action and out of whack occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )